Annaba of Assinie

Annaba of Assinie was the Prince of Assinie, son of the King of Eguafo, Inheritor of the Coast of Ivory and Teeth, and Lord of the Sky.

Biography
Annaba was the son of the King of Eguafo, and he was the brother of Kobina. Annaba became the Prince of Assinie, and it was said that his lands had rivers of gold; he was renowned for his riches. Spain, England, the United Provinces, and France sought his friendship in order to acquire some of his resources. In 1667, King Louis XIV of France invited him to his new Palace of Versailles, hoping to impress him in order to gain an alliance with him; he had previously invited him to Paris, where he met Louis' wife Maria Theresa of Spain. The French would ultimately be allowed to establish trading posts on the Ivory Coast to engage in West African trade.